ISSUE

• (noun) the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

  "a new issue of stamps", "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"

  synonyms : issuance , issuing

• (noun) the act of issuing printed materials

  synonyms : publication

• (noun) an opening that permits escape or release

  "he blocked the way out", "the canyon had only one issue"

  synonyms : exit , outlet , way out

• (noun) some situation or event that is thought about

  "he kept drifting off the topic", "he had been thinking about the subject for several years", "it is a matter for the police"

  synonyms : matter , subject , topic

• (noun) an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

  "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone", "politicians never discuss the real issues"

• (noun) one of a series published periodically

  "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"

  synonyms : number

• (noun) the becoming visible

  "not a day's difference between the emergence of the andrenas and the opening of the willow catkins"

  synonyms : egress , emergence

• (noun) the immediate descendants of a person

  "she was the mother of many offspring", "he died without issue"

  synonyms : offspring , progeny

  The Duke’s estate was to be equally divided among his numerous progeny. -added by naila_inlas

• (noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

  "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise", "his decision had depressing consequences for business", "he acted very wise after the event"

  synonyms : consequence , effect , event , outcome , result , upshot

• (noun) the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

  "the average return was about 5%"

  synonyms : payoff , proceeds , return , take , takings , yield

• (noun) supplies (as food or clothing or ammunition) issued by the government

  synonyms : government issue , military issue

• (verb) come out of

  "Water issued from the hole in the wall", "The words seemed to come out by themselves"

  synonyms : come forth , come out , egress , emerge , go forth

• (verb) prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

  "publish a magazine or newspaper"

  synonyms : bring out , publish , put out , release

• (verb) bring out an official document (such as a warrant)

• (verb) make out and issue

  "write out a check", "cut a ticket", "Please make the check out to me"

  synonyms : cut , make out , write out

• (verb) circulate or distribute or equip with

  "issue a new uniform to the children", "supply blankets for the beds"

  synonyms : supply

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

•   Add   Mnemonic      Origin      Usage      Flickr-Image      Comment
•   To add this word to Your wordlists click here
•   Click here to view photos related to this word from
•   http://www.mnemonicdictionary.com/word/issue

Searched 41 times in total